TURKEY ON ARGENTINE RESOLUTION ON SO-CALLED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Anatolian Times, Turkey
Jan 16 2007

ANKARA – Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) condemned on
Saturday the resolution on so-called Armenian genocide allegations,
ratified by Argentine President Nestor Kirchner.

In a statement, the Ministry noted that the resolution has nothing
to do with historical facts.

The Argentine parliament adopted at the end of November the resolution
which declares April 24 as a "day of tolerance and respect among
nations" and makes this day a holiday for the students of Armenian
origin and public workers.

The resolution was also approved by the Argentine Senate on December
13th, 2006.

In the statement, the MFA pointed out that Turkey launched necessary
initiatives in Argentina during the ratification process of the
resolution.

According to the statement, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a
letter to Argentine President Kirchner on December 7th, 2006 in which
he expressed Turkey`s concerns over this initiative.

The statement indicated that the resolution includes accusations and
claims which may cause enmity and hatred among nations.

"A country, which has to face some incidents in its own history, is
trying to judge a certain part of the history of a country in another
geography. This is an unethical attitude. We condemn ratification of
this resolution which has nothing to do with historical realities,"
it added.